Italy beat France (1-3) on Friday at the start of the group stage of the UEFA Nations League with two goals in the second half in a thrilling comeback that Didier Deschamps’ team will never forget.
The finalists of the last Euro Cup Germany 2024 once again raised offensive doubts, despite having great players such as Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Antoine Griezmann in their arsenal, but once again they fell behind.
The Italian team did not give up, as they recovered from France’s early goal in the second half to make a great comeback and win at the Parc des Princes in the first match of Group 2 of the UEFA Nations League.
The first goal for the Italians came after half an hour of play, who had just brought Sandro Tonali back to the Azzurri after his suspension over a sports betting issue was reduced, and it was from the feet of the Newcastle player that the equaliser for the visitors came.
A wall pass between Tonali and Federico Dimarco was finished off by the latter with a first-time left-footed shot after the French entered the area from the left, making the score 1-1 and setting the stage for a comeback in the second half.
Barely five minutes into the second half, Italy took the lead thanks to a goal scored by Davide Frattesi, who finished off a pass from the right by Matteo Retegui, who found Frattesi almost in the centre of the area and scored in the first time to make the score 1-2.
The final blow was given by Giacomo Raspadori who, after receiving the ball from Destiny Udoghi (m.74) following an auto-pass inside the area, sent a cross shot with which he scored the final 1-3, ruining the French party in Paris.
Less than a minute after the game started at the Parc des Princes, France took the lead thanks to Bradley Barcola, who made it 1-0 after 13 seconds.
The PSG player thus scored the fastest goal in the history of the French team, surpassing the record of 34 seconds set by Franck Sauzée in 1992, according to information from L’Equipé.
France must now turn the page and focus on its next match, which will take place on Monday against Belgium, while Italy will do the same on the same day against Israel, both in the second round of this UEFA Nations League.
